Prince Aden's Castle by the Sea

I wanted to teach Aden where he has come from and where he is going. This sign says "Prince Son of a Heavenly King" He also has armor I am going to label as the Armor of God so he can learn to dress himself with God's Power. ;)

Who wouldn't want to sit in a hammock when at the beach?
This is Aden's rocking chair. His Dad and I have had some fun times reading him night time stories here. Don't worry we put it in right and well so it can hold our weight.

Aden's bed- bedding made by me

Aden's Crown, cape and trusty steed

Prince Carter's Nursery By the Sea

After countless hours of learning and growing I peaced together the baby nursery. I designed it and created it. I got the crib used and painted it. I made the bedding from scratch, I made the changing pad cover, I redid the cabinet, I designed and made the curtains, and even covered the wipes container. Hope you like it ;)


YEah! Our first real changing table! I am so spoiled!- Sorry it's blurry and I made the mirror too. Those are sea shells.

Before- my $5 cabinet


And After






I made this blanket...my first baby blanket. ;)

Maternity Pics

My two little Princes!

4th of July Pics

My cute hubby and little boy jumping on the tramp at Grandma Sharlene's and Grandpa Don's. What a beautiful yard they have. ;)


My neice Courtney asked me to do her hair with glow sticks at the fireworks. This is how it turned out.



Eric and I at the Melaleuca Fireworks

Family at the parade with us ;)

Independence Day Parade in Rexburg-
Can you believe I am almost 9 months pregnant in this picture?

Sleep over at Great- Grandma Sharlene's and Great Grandpa Don's. Aden helped make delicious chocolate chip cookies before bed :)

Prince Aden's Castle by the Sea

Designed and created by the one and only Mama Heidi

The left side has a crawl space and the right side will have a children's slide coming out of it. He is getting the slide for his birthday in September. ;)

BIG NEWS

As many of you know, Eric's job/career has not been working out with our family. He enjoyed the work for the most part but the schedule and the way his boss ran the company did not line up with our family. There were a number of unkept promises and no potential of vacation, benefits, furthering Eric's education, or pay increase. So we asked the Lord why he sent us out here and what he wants us to do next.

Eric's last day will be Thursday and we have decided for him to start his own pruning business. We bought a really cheep sturdy truck for him to hall the branches away and spent a little money getting all the proper tools. We are really excited and Eric is really great with people and has a great interest in this. We already have 3 jobs lined up. We have had a very low start up cost and haven't had to go into any debt. We have money to pay ahead on our rent for a few months and he will be doing door to door sales asking if people are interested in free bids on tree's he notices need some work. He will also be doing flower bed maintenance, fall clean up, tree nutrients, pruning shrubs, and landscape consulting with a little design.

Is it risky? Yeah a little bit, but you have to take risks to make your dreams come true and we trust the Lord and have made a decision that we feel is best for our family at this time.

Our long term goals are having Eric start school online next year and get his MBA possibly in business finance and then have him work at a salary job as an advisor for some company. We are planning on having this pruning company for a few years while he is going to school.

You can check out his blog at www.ericspruning.blogspot.com and please spread the word if you know of anyone in the Pocatello area that could use some help.

Wish us luck and keep us in your prayers!

Happy Independence Day

We had a great long weekend and I hope you did too. We were able to get 1 day off of work from Eric's job and we filled it with fun. We drove to Rexburg and stayed with my Grandparents late friday night. Then Saturday morning we went to the Rexburg parade. It was really fun. We meet two of my brothers there and between Kyla, Tayven and Aden's cute little cheeks we got sooo much candy we didn't know what to do with it. It was really fun to sit right on the front row. One cheerleader stopped what she was doing, went and got a piece of candy and brought it to Aden's stroller and said "Oh he is just so cute!!!" I had to agree ;)

Later that day Eric and I were able to go visit my Great-Grandma Hansen at the nursing home. She is recovering so well. Her face use to be completely black and blue and when we went I barley saw any bruises. I was able to play her some 4th of July music and some other favorite pieces on my violin. We all really enjoyed it.

Then we had a cook out at my Grandparents and played in there big green yard. Aden had so much fun. Last we went to the fireworks with my sister and brother and their families and walked....a lot. :) I have pinched blood vessels from baby Carter and the gravity of walking made my leg really ache. I survived though. It was Eric's first time at the Melaleuca fireworks and we got perfect seats. Aden woke up right before they started and cried and tried to run away from them the whole time they were going. So I stood on the back of the lawn and tried to keep him happy. I still had a moment of enjoying them and appreciating all the wonderful things the Lord has blessed me with. Mostly, I am so grateful for my freedom, being born into this church, and my dear family.